COURTNAGE family, Lurgashall/Bepon

[Anna_C]

Hi,

I am trying to trace the family of Charles COURTNAGE, born c.1810 in either Lurgashall or Bepon, Sussex. Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Anna x

[lizdb]

Forwards or backwards? i.e Family of descendants or family of ancestors?
What have you got already? Which censuses have you got him on? where did yr of birth etc come from?

[Anna_C]

Sorry, I wasn't very specific was I?

Info I have already is as follows:
Census:
1861 - Charles Courtnage, spouse Louisa, birth 1811, Headley, Hampshire
1871 - Chas Courtnage, spouse, Louisa, birth 1811 Bepon, Sussex, residence, Headley, Hampshire
1881 - Charles Courtnage, spouse, Lucy, birth 1811, Headley, Hampshire

They married in 1835 in Headley (details from Parish Register).

There is no record of Charles' birth in the Headley registers, but there *is* a Charles Courtnage bap  11th March 1810 in Lurgashall that I just found on the LDS site, with parents Thomas Courtnage and Sarah Enticknap, (Also finding COURTENAGE and COURTNAGE used) and I am thinking he might be the same Charles?

 I would like to trace his family backwards to find his ancestors, so any 1851 or 1841 info would be helpful.

Hope that makes sense,
Anna x

[lizdb]

Yes, perfect sense

1851
HO107 1596 248 12
Headley
Charles Coutnage 38 Ag lab
Lucy 43
Elizabeth 20
Sarah 18
Mary 17
Henry 10
Charles 7
Daniel 5
Ann 3
Frederick 1

all bn Headley

indexed Charles and Leacy Courtnace - but image although not the clearest, I am happy says Courtnage and Lucy.

[lizdb]

This looks like them in 1841 ... but the children dont match well! I guess the baby could be Henry, and maybe Mary who I noted as 17 in 1851 was actually 13 in 1851, as I said the image was not the clearest!
But where are the other children?

HO107 1596 248 12
Arford, Headley

Charles Cortnage  25 Ag lab N
Lucy 30 Y
Mary 3 Y
child 3 weeks (male) Y


A couple of doors away are
Henry Cortnage 75 N
Charlotte 55 N
Ellener 6 Y

who may or may not be related.

[lizdb]

Still havent found Elizabeth and Sarah in 1841
but there is this other Cortnage family -

HO107 382 7

Hern, Headley

Henry 35 Ag lab N
Daniel 15
Frederick 12
Eliza 10
James 8
Henry 6
Emily 3

similar range of names - I wonder if Henry is Charles's brother or cousin or something?

[lizdb]

Aha - I just realised - if they married in 1835 then Elizabeth and Sarah would have been born before the marriage.
I wonder if they are using a different surnam in 1841?
Was it a first marriage for both Charles and Lucy? what was Lucy's surname at marraige?

[Anna_C]

Thanks for all of this! I think the Henrys listed as not being born in the area are possibly related - does it say where they are from? I see that Charles is listed as not from Headley as well, which ties with him being born in Lurgashall. Currently trying to link in all the Henrys - keep fingers crossed for a breakthrough!

Will check out the children possibly born outside of marriage. I have Lucy/Louisa's surname as Marshall.

Anna

[Anna_C]

Just wondering - any sign of the Henry aged 35 you found in the 1841 in the 1851 or 1861 census?

Anna